Unit 3 Lesson 2 Review

Discover producers & consumers! Learn how energy flows in ecosystems and why decomposers are vital.

Use the words below to fill in the table of producers and consumers. Producer tree lettuce grass Consumer dog whale lizard octopus chicken Which of the following do animals use the energy in food for? growth repair motion photosynthesis Choose the correct answer for each sentence. Animals are consumers that get the materials necessary for body growth and repair by eating other organisms. Animals obtain gases and water from the environment and release waste matter back into the environment. Choose the correct answer for each sentence. Plants are producers that can use the sun's energy to make sugars, which they use as food. When an animal eats plants or eats another animal that eats plants, it is getting energy that originally came from the sun. What are three types of consumers that we discussed yesterday? Give me the definition of each and an example. What is a decomposer and how does it help an ecosystem?